Adam McKay

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When Adam McKay auditioned to be a performer for Saturday Night Live, he didn’t make the cut, but his sketches scored him a writing position. As head writer for the show, he began working with Will Ferrell and realized they should do other projects together. They cowrote Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, and Ferrell’s one-man show You're Welcome America, all of which McKay also directed. They established Gary Sanchez Productions together and founded Funny or Die. In The Landlord video, that’s McKay’s daughter. Their close relationship allows for a lot of improvisation on their sets, giving Ferrell the freedom to truly take his characters to the far side.